The research was conducted at SAPCO, which manages the Iran Khodro Industrial Group (IKCO) supply chain, and uses the DEMATEL-ANP combination to determine the importance of third-party LOGISTICS SERVICES evaluation, ranking and selection and used for outsourcing. The results of the study, which were obtained by examining 15 logistic criteria and based on the views of experts in the field of LOGISTICS, show that the weight of criteria such as experience in the same industry, customer line stops, price, flexibility, defective delivery ratio and on time delivery is important than other criteria, and criteria such as waiting time for return, inventory turnover and environmental sustainability are less important than other indicators. Also, using the ANP-PROMETHEE combination, three logistic SERVICES companies were evaluated. The results show the company's No 3 performance is better than other companies. There is also present a way to assess the performance of LOGISTICS SERVICES companies during the cooperation period based on measurable indicators by the customer.

In recent years, manufacturers have started selling their products online. This study examines pricing in a supply chain involving manufacturing, retailers, LOGISTICS service providers, and integrators. There are three products in this chain: two physical products from manufacturers and a service product from LOGISTICS providers. Physical products are sold online and in retail stores, with online purchases including two products. The problem is examined in four scenarios, including decentralized, manufacturer integration with retailer, functional LOGISTICS service provider integration with LOGISTICS service integrator, and a combined approach of manufacturer integration with retailer and functional LOGISTICS service provider integration with LOGISTICS service integrator. This paper introduces a novel approach by analyzing the impact of LOGISTICS supply chain members, focusing on LOGISTICS service levels and pricing. The study aims to explore how the integration of supply chain members influences the profits and service levels of other stakeholders. The results indicate that integrating two supply chain members typically lowers profits for other members. Integrating a LOGISTICS service provider and integrator can increase manufacturer profit and decrease retailer profit in certain cases, while in other cases profits remain unchanged. Similarly, integrating manufacturer and retailer usually results in decreased profits for LOGISTICS service providers and integrators. The integration of functional LOGISTICS service provider and LOGISTICS service integrator has an impact on the relationship of parameters with service level. In the decentralized scenario, if service price and service coefficients increase, service levels increase. It also increases service levels as the cost of service increases.

Today world is changing rapidly. Communications are prevailing every day, ‎information access becomes easier and competition for selling goods gets ‎more sever. One can no more impose the customer to buying a good. It ‎seems that the most successful manufacturers emphasize on an important ‎principle, a simple and at the same time, difficult principle, namely ‎‎“customer service management”. Supply chain management and LOGISTICS ‎literature indicates that this principle has changed into a strategic goal for ‎organizations. Companies have found out that with, more customers’ ‎satisfaction and more market share can be obtained by enrichment of their ‎LOGISTICS performance.The methodology used in this research is based on quality function ‎deployment (QFD) approach. It shows that the application of house of ‎quality (HOQ) method improves the efficiency and effectiveness of LOGISTICS ‎SERVICES and therefore leads to customers’ satisfaction. Also, in order to ‎avoid subjective judgment weak points, fuzzy logic has been used. This ‎methodology has been performed in “Pars Electric Company” for ‎determining strategic activities in the strategic management of car radio.

Background and Purpose: Manufacturing companies are among those that outsource most of their SERVICES to other companies and, in doing so, seek to create value in LOGISTICS. The aim of this research is to investigate the creation of LOGISTICS value, and for this purpose, the antecedents of LOGISTICS performance were examined. Meanwhile, the roles of outsourcing communication quality, satisfaction with communications, and strategic alignment in manufacturing companies in the industrial towns of Mashhad were evaluated.Method: The present research was descriptive-survey in nature. The statistical population consisted of manufacturing companies in the industrial towns of Mashhad. Simple random sampling was used, selecting 50 manufacturing companies in the industrial towns of Mashhad. Four questionnaires were distributed among each company’s CEO, internal manager, public relations manager, and LOGISTICS manager, resulting in a total of 200 completed questionnaires.Findings: Results showed that trust has a positive and significant effect on both satisfaction and commitment. Three variables—strategic alignment, commitment, and satisfaction with the relationship—had a positive and significant effect on the quality of LOGISTICS outsourcing relationships. Two variables, strategic alignment and satisfaction with the relationship, positively and significantly affected LOGISTICS performance. The moderating role of LOGISTICS outsourcing relationship quality on the effect of satisfaction with the relationship on LOGISTICS performance was not confirmed.Conclusion: The findings of this study indicate that strengthening mutual trust and strategic alignment between manufacturing companies and LOGISTICS service providers can effectively improve LOGISTICS performance. This improvement can lead to reduced supply chain costs, increased speed and accuracy in delivery, and ultimately enhanced customer satisfaction. Therefore, managers of manufacturing companies should carefully select LOGISTICS partners and invest in developing long-term, aligned relationships to facilitate greater value creation in the outsourcing process.

Aim & Background: Considering the developments in the battlefields during the last four decades and the effect of meeting method of the warriors need on the battle’ s destiny at the tactical, operational and strategic levels on the one hand and emphasizing different battle methods including homogeneous, heterogeneous, equal, unequal, regular and irregular, classical and non-classical on the success of the battle, nimble and agile LOGISTICS on the other hand; The purpose of this paper is an exploratory study of resources in order to enumerate the principles affecting LOGISTICS agility which accelerates fulfillment of targets and decrease the battle casualties. Methodology: This research is mixed exploratory with two qualitative (interview) and qualitative (questionnaire) approaches in terms of method and applied in terms of purpose. By reviewing and criticizing the sources and relying on the views of experts, model of principles affecting LOGISTICS agility with 13 factors has been developed; and was judged by 92 experts and scholars overlooking the subject. Findings and conclusion: For this writing 3 result levels is derived; firstly in this writing and other related writings, suggested LOGISTICS efficiency and agility affected by its following of LOGISTICS. Secondly in data qualitative level regarding that the average of thirteen principles on LOGISTICS agility is higher than the average of 3; principles have high impact on LOGISTICS. Based on numbers The highest average is related to readiness with a rank of 9. 13 and the lowest average is related to national resources with a rank of 5. 20. Also, considering that in T-test, the mean of the indices is 3. 93 and the significance level (sig=0. 000) is less than the research’ s alpha (a=0. 05) the research’ s hypothesis is confirmed; and thirdly by constitution of indices the five capacities in the battlefield is achieved which it is indicated in the conclusion.

Researches have indicated that different types of accidents such as events, natural disasters and incidents resulting from human factors are always existed in human life. Normal and abnormal occurrence of unexpected accidents, political issues and similar items may lead to a crisis in community. Therefore, Crisis Management is discussed as one of the most important scientific-practical issues which nowadays different countries, especially developed and developing ones has been disposed to it. In many developed and developing countries, there are centers for establishment of Crisis Management activities called CMC which all stages and processes of CM take place there. Success and sustainability of these centers depends on creating and changing attitude of authorities of CM so that this issue shouldn’t merely place in short term and operational plans but it must be considered with a wider rang.The main elements of a successful crisis management can be trained & efficient manpower, accurate and reliable information system and equipment and efficient LOGISTICS system to implement an extensive and coherent operation.Due to these issues, it is important to determine overall system for LOGISTICS management during crisis. This article not only present definition for crisis, CM and LOGISTICS but also evaluate the role and significance of LOGISTICS in CM. Than after presenting various aspects, basic strategies have been provided for creating a LOGISTICS system in crisis.